Canberra is a city of gourmets’ delight with hundreds of restaurants, cafes and pubs. The city has the highest income per head of any Australian city due to the preponderance of civil servants. The high disposable income together with the number of foreign diplomats Canberra means that this up-market city has everything from stylish cafés, dining with a lake view to fresh regional produce amongst the vines. From nightlife to clubs, theatre and live music, there’s something to appeal to everyone.

The places to dine are the city centre for good, reasonably priced eateries, West Row in Melbourne Building for fine dining and Kingston and Manuka for a bewildering variety of international cuisine.